October 2005: Philadelphia's wettest October (total 8.68") since 1902.

September 2005: Philadelphia's driest September (total 0.21") since 1884.

September 2005: Philadelphia's warmest September (avg. 73.8º) since 1930.

February 2002: Philadelphia's driest February (total 0.55") ever.

November 2001: Philadelphia's warmest November (avg. 52.9º) since 1931.

Autumn 1999 (September/October/November) rainfall total was a record 18.93 inches

Philadelphia's 1998-'99 Winter (December/January/February) set records with the all-time December high temperature of 73º on December 4th & 7th, 1998.It was the warmest "La Niña" Winter ever with an average temperature of 38.3º.(old record was 37.1º for the 1938-'39 La Niña Winter)